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Treron calvus 

Linguistics
Actual scientific name :   Treron calvus 
     
Old scientific name :   Treron calva salvadorii 
     
French name :   Pigeon vert ou colombier malgache
     
English name :   African Green-pigeon
     
Vernacular name :  
Ninga, Kondokondo (Kiluba-PNU) ; Kabuelebuele; tshibuelebuele (Tshiluba) ; njinga (Lunda) ; inkondokondo, nkondokondo (Kibemba) ; ninga (Kiluba)
 


 

Zoology
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Description :   Its green colour is characteristic because unique among colombidae. 
     
Habitat :   Common in Katanga. 
     
Behaviour :   This bird is mainly frugivorous and moves around following fructifications. Once they have found a tree bearing ripe fruits, the birds can spend a few days exploiting their findings. These birds do not hesitate to take acrobatic positions to feed, a bit like parrots or mousebirds.
The call is typical, starting as a high-pitched bubbling and ending in small snarl. When alarmed, the flock remains silent and still and then suddenly flies off in a loud wing flapping noise.  
     
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Distribution in Katanga :   view map  
 
 
History, Ethnology, Sociology
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Legends, believes, folklore :   For Zambians, the African Green Pigeon is supposed to say: "huriti, huriti, ndiani wa-ka-tuka mai wako" which mean Huriti, Huriti, who has scolded your mother? Anyone who knows the green pigeon's call well will appreciate...  
     
Fishing, hunting :   Often caught by placing slipknots on the ground at places where the saltpetre shows on the surface. This technique is used to capture birds that will remain alive and be sold in town. 
     
Feeding :   Its meat is much appreciated.
 
     
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Warning :

This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.

The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.

We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.



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